 Re: Vmware error please let me know if this is the iso or
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Originally Posted by phaz0rz  VM's are a lot faster than user accounts. When I'm working during the day, I usually keep 4 VM's powered on at once so switching between accounts is as easy as clicking a new tab. I use a 2010 era Windows 7 laptop I got for free. VMWare + OS ISO's aren't hard to find for free. | In 2010, laptops typically came in 4GB memory. A computer with 8GB would have been a high-end laptop at the time.
A windows seven instance on VM with eBay opened in a browser uses about 4GB memory, and that's with no packages (e.g. MS Word) loaded. To optimally run 4 VMs concurrently, you would need 20GB. 16GB for the VMs and 4GB for the host.
Even if your system had 8GB of memory - it would still be quite slow compared to another computer with 4GB of memory running 20 stealths accounts via windows user accounts.
You may feel you're saving time switching VM by just clicking tabs, but the tradeoff is that all clicks/actions you take are subject to 4GB of available memory for that VM instance. If you're a medium / large seller, the loss in time could easily translate to 10 minutes or more per account each session.
Many users here may operate more than four stealth account daily. Using your computer most optimally to meet your stealth needs is a crucial step in managing multiple accounts.
I have previously compared VMs vs User accounts in this thread here
I'm happy to concede on the basis that people use VMs for stealth because "it floats their boat."
But if the facts are considered, then I would say (in my opinion) it hasn't stood up to scrutiny. It demands significant resources to run properly and even more so to back-up. It is not as fast, convenient or exceedingly more secure than a good old user account.
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